Facing the coffee that the middle-aged woman handed over, Qiao Yu said thank you, but didn't drink it.

An Liya was in a daze at this time, so naturally she didn't drink the coffee either.

Seeing this, the woman urged, "Drink up? Why aren't you drinking? The coffee won't taste good when it's cold."

"Thank you, but Auntie, I would like to ask, what was this town like before?" An Liya asked.

"Here?" The woman smiled. "This used to be a very prosperous town, but later, I don't know why, it declined overnight."

"For a long time afterwards, it was deserted. Only recently have a few families renovated their houses and moved back in."

An Liya frowned slightly after hearing this. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to ask something else.

At this moment, with a creak, the door of the house was slowly pushed open, and a tall man walked in, holding a shotgun and braving the wind and snow.

When the man saw Qiao Yu and the two of them, a look of astonishment flashed across his face.

The woman quickly winked at him, then turned her head and said to Qiao Yu and the others.

"This is my husband. You guys rest first, no rush, we have something to talk about."

Then the woman hurriedly pulled the man outside, leaving only Qiao Yu and An Liya in the house.

An Liya lowered her eyes, wondering what she was thinking.

She casually picked up the hot coffee that the woman had placed on the table and was about to drink it when a cold voice suddenly sounded behind her.

"If you don't want to die, don't drink that coffee."

Qiao Yu and An Liya instantly felt their hairs stand on end!

Both of them were King-level, yet someone was able to sneak up behind them so silently?

Qiao Yu immediately took out the Scarlet Flame Hammer, glaring at the person behind him.

It was an extremely thin man, about 1.6 meters tall, and he gave the impression of a monkey who had become a spirit.

"Don't be nervous. If I wanted to kill you, you'd already be dead."

The man grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellowed teeth from years of smoking.

"Who are you?" Qiao Yu asked, frowning. The man in front of him gave him an extremely dangerous feeling.

"Shut up, kid. I'm not here for you."

However, the man ignored him directly, his dead fish eyes staring straight at An Liya, then a strange smile appeared on his face.

"Hello, An Liya."

"You know me?" An Liya frowned slightly.

"Of course I know you. The famous Goddess of the Western Alliance, who doesn't know you?" The smile on the man's face was tinged with sarcasm.

"Who are you?" An Liya continued to ask.

"Who am I? Hahahaha!" The sarcasm on the man's face grew even stronger. "You can call me Laurian, I'm just a nobody."

"But..." The man slowly approached An Liya. "This nobody, however, knows a huge secret, and this secret is about you!"

"About me? What is it?" An Liya asked quickly.

"Don't worry, first kill those flies at the door, then I'll tell you. I don't want to see those guys."

Laurian said deliberately, dragging out his tone.

"Oh, right... this secret is about your parents~"

Parents?

These two words stirred An Liya's heart. She had never met her parents, and now someone was saying they knew a secret about her parents. How could An Liya not be excited?

As soon as he finished speaking, Laurian disappeared directly in place, and An Liya was startled by the bizarre scene.

It was unbelievable that a living person could disappear directly in front of her.

Qiao Yu's face became very solemn. His ghost eyes clearly captured a faint afterimage.

Laurian didn't disappear in place, but was so fast that it was unbelievable.

This guy is probably a Saint-level assassin...

A Saint-level assassin took the initiative to find An Liya, which couldn't help but make people think.

At this moment, a noisy sound came from outside the wooden house.

"Sir, they're inside!"

"Yes, I'm sure, that must be the Goddess An Liya. The Goddess is so beautiful, I definitely won't mistake her."

"Don't worry, I put something in the coffee. If nothing else, the two of them should be sound asleep by now."

"By the way, sir, I completed the God Mountain Order. I should get a lot of money, right?"

The woman who had just led Qiao Yu and the others into the house was now leading a large group of guards, surrounding the small house where Qiao Yu and An Liya were located.

"Don't worry, if the person inside is really the Goddess An Liya, you will definitely be rewarded handsomely."

The guard leader showed a meaningful smile.

"Go, push the door open!"

He waved his hand, and two guards rushed forward to push open the wooden door.

The guard leader's eyes were full of excitement. A guard like him, stationed in a desolate place, would basically never have the chance to be promoted in his life.

But if he completed the God Mountain Order and successfully escorted the Goddess back to God Mountain, it would be different!

Wealth and glory were within reach, how could he calm down?

With a creak.

The door was pushed open, and wind and snow poured into the house.

By the light, the guard leader saw the faces of the two people in the house, and he became even more excited in an instant!

That face was definitely the Goddess An Liya, no mistake!

But he didn't see the complex expression on An Liya's face.

The guard leader immediately knelt down on one knee.

"Welcome, Goddess!"

Sure enough, the heavens would not fail those who worked hard. A little more hard work today would mean eight more tender models tomorrow.

He lowered his head, already imagining the scene of his future promotion and wealth.

But an arrow directly shattered his fantasy.

The surroundings were clearly covered in ice and snow, but when the arrow brushed past his scalp, the guard leader still felt a bone-chilling cold.

The guard leader was almost scared to pee. If An Liya hadn't wanted to kill him, this arrow would have definitely taken his life when he was completely unprepared!

"Leave! Get out of here!"

An Liya still couldn't bring herself to kill, after all, these people were from the Western Alliance, and the arrow just now was just a warning.

The guard leader's face was gloomy. How could he give up the promotion opportunity that had been delivered to his door?

"Goddess, then I can only offend you!"

The guard leader's aura soared into the sky, dispersing the surrounding wind and snow. He was a King-level existence.

Then the guard leader put his hands together, and a staff appeared in his hand. The wind and snow seemed to be guided by his power, and they swept towards An Liya.

"Wind Yao Cross Slash!"

The biting cold wind formed two overlapping wind blades, a huge X shape slashing towards An Liya. With the blessing of the wind and snow, the guard leader's attack was even more powerful than usual.

A fierce light flashed in the guard leader's eyes. Heaven and earth would punish those who didn't act for themselves. No one could stop him from being promoted, not even the Goddess!

The terrifying wind blade swept over, and just when the guard leader thought this attack was sure to succeed.

A large hammer swung out from the side, and the guard leader's full-strength attack was directly annihilated by this hammer.

The guard leader's face instantly darkened.

"Boy, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. You can't afford the consequences of violating the God Mountain Order! If you dare to attack again, I'll kill you first!"

"Oh? Is that so?" Qiao Yu, carrying the hammer, showed a friendly smile: "Do you have the strength to fight with me, Liu Hua... no, with me, Wardlow·Heaven's Doom?"